Protective garment with trough means



June 2, 1953 c. M. MURRAY 2,640,197

PROTECTIVE GARMENT WITH TROUGH MEANS Filed July 5, 1949 INVENTOR. COR/AIME M. MuzeAy 67%,. why/ A TORNZYS Patented June 2, 1953 UNITED srn 'rns PATENT ore-ice PROTECTIVE WITH THOUGH humane MdMur'my,HerbarBuenaJslandjflalit. Apnlicationiiuly 1949, SerialNo.1 02;997

4 aisins. (c1. ic -54s) This invention relates to a garment for-pro- 'te'cting the clothing of a person during the proc ess of relieving a baby of a'ccumulaticns'oi gas, a procedure that is now quite commonly termed burping'the baby or causingit to belch.

One o'f'the objects of'the invention'is the -provision of a simple, certain and easily cleaned means for protecting the clothing of a person from being soiled during the so called procedure of relieving a baby of accumuIations of easin its stomach by the'mos't approved method.

'The most approvedmethod at the present time for assisting a baby to eject gasirom-itsstomach, and the inethodthat has'iong been practiced by mothers and nursesis ror'the mother or nurse to .hold the baby against the front side or her shoulder with its face directed rearwaruiy over said shoulder, ana'to 'patitS back. Tne accumulated gas will be ejected from the babys mouth,

and usually moisture in'one .iorm oranother accompanies the gas. Hereto'fore'ithas been customa-ry to place a towel over the shoulder and this is intended to catch the moisture ejected from the babys mouth, but the protection r'a'fforded by the towel is highly uncertain, and'the towel absorbs such moistureas'it receives'requiring washing and drying of the towel. Also where a towel is used, the .moisture ejected" by the baby may fall o'n'the i'ug'or carpet or ontne upholstery of furniture, according "to where the "burping" process is conducted.

One of the objects of the present invention is the provision of'a light'p'roteotivegarment that the mother or nurse may wear that will catch any moisture ejected from the mouth of a baby that is caused to belch or burp b'y'the method above described,- and which garment is of flexible waterproof material that may be rolled or folded without injury, and tlrat can :be thoroughly cleaned by a simple rinsing operation, and that is very quickly dried.

A still further object of'the invention is the provision of a waterproof bolero that isqu-i'ckly put 'on and as quickly removeiand which'b'olero is provided with a relatively shallow pocket extending across the back portionoi the bolero from shoulder to shoulder in a position to catchthe moisture ejected from the mouth of a baby that is held against the front side of one shoulder with its face directed rearwardly over said shoulder.

An added object of the invention is the provision of a waterproof horizontally elongated pocket adapted to extend from the outer end of the shoulder to the outer end of the other shoulder and across the back of a person at about shoulder level for receiving the "moisture ejected fromthemouth of a baby held'againstthe ioh ward side-of either shoulder of "aperson with its face directed-rearwardly' over-eithershouldeh-and which object further includes means for -release ably securing said *pocketto'the"back-portion of a garment'acl-apted'to'be worn by saidpe'rson;

Other objects and advantageswvi'll 'appear'in the description and urawings.

In the drawings, Fig.1 isa perspective view of the present invention as seen from the back of a person, "and when on such person with ababy held in a position for-relieving it of accumulation of gas inits stomach.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational'viewnf abolero including the present invention.

Fig. Bis an enlargedzfragmentary sectional view showing the pocket, as seen from line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. sis an enlarged fragmentary View similar to that of Fig. 3, showing a modified form-of the invention.

In detail, the'invention comprises a jacket 1 or bolero, having a back portioni adapted toxtend. over the back or the wearers .(r'ig. innarticularly above the waist and across the-shoulders.

The'lfront of thel'bolero is eonneetedever the shoulders with the back portion and arm openingsprovided for the farms of the wearer, with short sleeves i if .clesired.

The material of the bolero is preferably a waterproof, plastic material such. as is commonly used for shower curtains, etc. Such materialiis light in weight and non-absorbent, easily cleaned, relatively tough and maybefheat sealed along seams. One suitable material is chlorinated rubber.

Secured to Ithe'baok of the bolero .l andat about'fthe level of the shoulders, .isahorizontal'ly elongated relatively shallow pocket, generally designated '6, that maybe ofthe .samematerial asithatof the bolero, saidpoeket preferably extends. lrom about the :outer sides of one shoulder to about .the outer.sidetoftheothenand has an inner side 7 i and an outerssidelfi andnisclosedrat itsendsl The upper marginal portion of the outer side 8 may be folded outwardly one or more times on itself, thus forming a semi-flexible reinforcement l0 along said upper edge that tends to hold the upper side of the pocket open at all times, and if the pocket should be closed, it may be easily opened and will stay open due to the presence of said thicker upper marginal portion.

ii of conventional spring snaps may be secured to the outer surface of said inner side at spaced points therealong for releasable securement to the other element is of such snaps, the latter elements being secured at spaced points to the back portion of the bolero. These snaps are so arranged that the pocket will extend across said back portion at the desired level, which is at substantially the level of the shoulders. said position a baby I? held against the front side of one shoulder of a person with its face directed rearwardly over said shoulder, will eject moisture from its mouth into the pocket, or at least none will contact the clothing of the wearer of the bolero, or will escape to the floor. Thus the baby may be safely handled and patted in the approved manner for relieving itself of accumulated gas on its stomach without damage to the clothing of the wearer or to any other article.

After the baby has been treated in the desired manner as above described, the bolero can be quickly removed and the pocket 6 removed from the bolero and washed or cleaned. The fact that the folds along the upper edges of the pocket are outward folds insures a clean, seamless surface along each of the upper edges of the pocket that are easily cleaned, which is not the case were a binding to go over said edges and to extend into the pocket.

If desired, the entire bolero can be easily and quickly washed. The bolero and pocket, being non absorbent, will dry quickly.

Fig. 4 shows a modified form of the invention in which the back portion I8 of the bolero itself forms the forward side of the pocket, and a single horizontally extending strip 89 may be heat sealed along its bottom and end edges to said back portion from the pocket.

The bolero and pocket being of flexible material of the same kind or of substantially the same kind, may be rolled or folded without, injury to the material. Hence they may be packed into a small space for travellers, and the fact that they are non-moisture absorbent enables them to be quickly dried.

I claim:

1. A garment of the character described having a back portion adapted to extend across the back of a wearer in a position at about the level of the shoulders, means for securing said back portion to such wearer in said position, said portion including a pocket of waterproof material opening upwardly at a point behind a shoulder of said wearer for receiving moisture ejected from the mouth of a baby held against the forward side of said shoulder with its face directed When in generally rearwardly over said shoulder, said pocket terminating at its ends on said back portion whereby said baby may be held close against said forward side of said shoulder and out of engagement with the walls of said pocket.

2. A garment of the character described having a back portion adapted to extend across the back of a wearer in a position at about the level of theshoulders and a front portion connected to said back portion and extending over the shoulders of said wearer for securing said back portion in said position, said back portion including a pocket of flexible waterproof material opening upwardly at a point behind a shoulder of said wearer and at about the upper level of said shoulder for receiving moisture ejected from the mouth of a baby held against the forward side of said shoulder with its face directed generally rearwardly over said shoulder, a semi-flexible reinforcing strip secured to said pocket along the upper edge thereof when said garment is being worn for holding the upper side of said pocket open, said pocket terminating at its ends on said back portion whereby said baby may be held close against said forward side of said shoulder and out of engagement with the walls of said pocket.

3. A garment of the character described having a back portion adapted to extend across the back of a wearer in a position at about the level of the shoulders, means for securing said back portion on such wearer in said position, a horizontally elongated pocket of flexible waterproof material having an open upper side and a horizontally extending bottom, said pocket being of a length to extend across said back portion substantially from the outer side of one shoulder of the wearer to the other, and means for securing said pocket to said back portion with its ends adjacent the outer sides of the shoulders of said wearer with the open upper side of said pocket positioned at about the upper level of said shoulders for receiving moisture ejected from the mouth of a baby held against the front side of a shoulder with its face directed rearwardly over said shoulder.

4. A garment of the character described having a back and a front portion adapted to respectively extend over the front and rear sides of the upper part of the body of a wearer, said back portion including an upwardly opening horizontally elongated pocket of waterproof material extending behind the shoulders with the upwardly opening side at about the upper level of the shoulders for receiving moisture ejected from the mouth of a baby held against the forward side of either of said shoulders.

CORINNE M. MURRAY.

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